For instance, Title 215 allows the government "access to records and other items under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act" (Talanian). ... Another indication of the encroachment of the government on civil liberties can be found in Title 802 of the Patriot Act. ... The infringement on the public's rights of communication can be found in Title 206 of the act. ... Title 412 of the Patriot Act deals with "mandatory detention of suspected terrorists; habeas corpus; judicial review" ("Patriot"). This title makes it possible for immigrants to be certified as security risks only because...

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Three of the major programs are, Pell Grants, Title I Grants, and IDEA Grants. ... Title I Grants "provide financial assistance to local education agencies and schools with high numbers or high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards " (Title I). Title I Grants are intended to add to state and district funds. Schools that receive Title I Grants are supposed to involve parents in deciding how funds are spent. ... In 2002, the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) was signed into law by President George W. ...

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This Act was immediately implemented in schools, places of employment, government facilities and all public places. Almost ten years after the passing of this Act, the trial of Lau v. ... Constitution, as well as the Civil Rights Act of 1964. ... Nichols The Supreme Court unanimously favored Lau and found that, rather than violating the Equal Rights Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, the actions by the San Francisco Unified School District had indeed violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VI regulates requirements and federal funding given to aid in the educational pract...

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Towards the end of President John Adams term Congress passed the Judiciary Act of 1801. ... The Judiciary Act passed by Congress in 1789 stood in his way. This act made it unconstitutional to for the Supreme Court to issue such a writ. ... Marshall then took it a step further and declared part of the Judiciary Act of 1789 unconstitutional. ... If an act be done under a law, a succeeding legislature cannot undo it. ...

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In 2001, all the states, Puerto Rico, District of Columbia, and the four insular areas of Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Virgin Islands, and American Samoa will get this grant by Title V of Public Law 95-134 or the Omnibus Territories Act. ...

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